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tur•bo

(ˈtɜr boʊ)

n., pl. -bos.
1. turbine.
2. Informal. turbocharger.
[1900–05; in part < Latin turbō top, whirlwind, in part by shortening of turbocharger]

turbo-

a combining form representing turbine: turbojet.
(turb (ine) + -o-]
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Translations

turbo

[ˈtɜːbəʊ] N (= fan) → turboventilador m; (in cars) → turbo(compresor) m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

turbo

[ˈtɜːrbəʊ] nturbo mturbo-charged turbocharged [ˈtɜːrbəʊtʃɑːrdʒd] adjturbo invturbo engine nmoteur m turbo
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

turbo

[ˈtɜːbəʊ] nturbo m inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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